Fairfield Eagles head football coach Les Meyer stepped back to talk during a practice session prior to their regular season finale against Wolf Point.

The Northern B title was already theirs, having won their first seven games. His expression was more of a serious smile than anything.

"It's an exciting time of the year," Meyer said. The Eagles pitched a 47-0 shutout at the Wolves, finishing a perfect regular season.

They didn't just run the table, they packed the table up and brought it home with them.

Ryder Meyer of Fairfield looks to pass during a game against Wolf Point Thursday night.(Photo: Jolyn Meyer/Fairfield Sun Times)

Senior Eagle quarterback Ryder Meyer said it has been quite the ride.

"It has been good," Ryder Meyer said during the taping of WALK THE TALK last week. "We've been fortunate in having some guys make some big plays.

"Everyone is working hard trying to accomplish our goals. It's been really fun playing with everyone."

Now, they are making their 14th consecutive appearance in the State Class B Football Playoffs. Nine times in those 14 years, they reached Championship Saturday. Twice, they brought home the big trophy, in 2011 when the Eagles beat Malta, and again when they dispatched Huntley Project in 2015.

The last two seasons, they were knocked out in the semifinals: Loyola got them two years ago, only to fall to Eureka. Of course, the Lions repeated their state title last year after defeating Shelby.

Welcome to the second season of 2018.

"They're all one-game seasons from here in," Meyers said of the single-elimination format. "I would think in the end of it all, there's probably six teams, maybe seven, that, if you played on one weekend, your team will win.

"But if you had to play them again the next weekend, the other team would win. I think it's going to be that tight."

Eureka is back, looking for a three-peat, but the Lions are going to have to do it the hard way: as road warriors; the third seed from the Western Division, and on the same side of the bracket as the Eagles.

Along with Fairfield, Roundup, Missoula Loyola and Big Timber enter the tourney as No. 1 seeds. Loyola, Roundup and Loyola are all unbeaten at 8-0. Big Timber comes in 7-1.

"Losing out last year when we were juniors, we want to prove that we're better than that," Senior Dawson Allen said. "We want to play Eureka again, just to show them."

If they are to play the Lions again, two things need to happen: (1) The Eagles need to take care of business with Red Lodge Saturday at 1 p.m.; and (2) Eureka has to pull off a mild upset at Manhattan against the Tigers.